Wisconsin Supreme Court

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Wisconsin, responsible for interpreting state law and the Wisconsin Constitution and serving as the court of last resort in the state’s judicial system.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
state supreme court
administrativeAuthorityOver Wisconsin state court system
appealsFrom Wisconsin Court of Appeals
circuit courts of Wisconsin in limited circumstances
appliesToJurisdiction Wisconsin
surface form: State of Wisconsin
authority Wisconsin Constitution
Wisconsin statutes
branchOf Judicial branch of Wisconsin
budgetAuthority over Wisconsin judicial branch budget proposal
building Wisconsin State Capitol
canExercise appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction in certain cases
composition 7 justices
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtroom Wisconsin State Capitol
courtRulesPower promulgates rules of practice and procedure for Wisconsin courts
courtType appellate court
currentChiefJustice Annette Ziegler
disciplinaryAuthorityOver attorneys in Wisconsin
judges in Wisconsin
established 1848
establishedBy Wisconsin Constitution
handles civil appeals
constitutional challenges to Wisconsin laws
criminal appeals
hasPart Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
surface form: Associate Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
hearsCases by bypass of the Court of Appeals
by certification from the Court of Appeals
by petition for review
highestCourtIn Wisconsin state court system
jurisdiction Wisconsin
language English
legalSystem common law
location Madison, Wisconsin, United States
surface form: Madison, Wisconsin
numberOfPositions 7
officialWebsite https://www.wicourts.gov
partOf Wisconsin state government
retentionMethod nonpartisan election
role court of last resort in Wisconsin
interprets Wisconsin Constitution
interprets Wisconsin state law
seats 7
selectionMethod nonpartisan election
state Wisconsin
termLength 10 years

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Wisconsin v. Yoder originatingStateCourt Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin State Capitol houses Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin state court system hasHighestCourt Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Constitution establishes Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Court of Appeals subjectToReviewBy Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin state government judicialHead Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin state government hasCourt Wisconsin Supreme Court
Annette Ziegler memberOf Wisconsin Supreme Court